Hello, ADSO Members,

October 2O16 Hello, ADSO Members, Last month and this month we had two great shows; one was the Autumn Show with some very creative works, and the winners should be proud. Next we had the Fair Show that was well represented by both members and non-members of ADSO, as well as middle and high school artists. I thought all the works submitted were exceptional, and it would be difficult for me to pick the winners. I would like to thank Hanna and all who assisted her with the Fair Show to make it a success. We have permission from the City to construct a new fence in the rear of the property. The Board will be voting next month on what type of fence. The two choices are wood or colored chain link with privacy slats. The City is requiring us to pay for and maintain the fence as well as the property within the fence. We must use an approved contractor able to obtain the proper permits. If the membership has any thoughts regarding the type of fence, please E-mail Sandy at adso@artsdesign.org, and the Board will consider your suggestions. I would like to thank all the Board members and chairman for their hard work as well as their dedication to ADSO. Without them our organization would not be successful. If you see one of the people that do so much for us, stop and thank them. I know it will be appreciated. Eric Harris President

Gallery News Pat Roberts & Pam Folse The Autumn Show opened with a burst of color; Judge Suzanne Robbert (thank you, Suzanne) commented in her Judge s Statement that, it was fun to see a show where everyone captured the most memorable aspect of the season, the COLORS! and that she had a tough time narrowing down the winning works. Congratulations, then, to all who entered, and to our featured winners: First Place: Maria Coello, Fall Colors, Acrylic Second Place: Suzanne LeLoup-West, Autumn s Glory, Acrylic Third Place: Autry Dye, Autumn Walk, Watercolor (Unfortunately, none of the winners was able to be at the reception, but we re publishing the photos of their winning entries.) Honorable Mentions: Risa Farnsworth: Autumn Bird, Mixed Media Tera Fujan, Shades of Fall, Encaustic Karen Lauer, Gems of Autumn, Glass Beads Pat Z. Roberts, Into the Woods, Acrylic This show, like so many of ours, is a gem. Don t miss it! Art Week s en route!!! Check the schedule online and sign up in the office for one of our great classes and enter a competition or two!

33rd Northwest Florida Fair Fine Arts Show... What a Success!!! Congratulations to All!!! Thirty-one adults and 64 students participated in this year s Fair Show. We were very proud to present all 291 pieces of art work to 744 counted visitors to the Show. A BIG THANK YOU goes to all participating Artists and Middle and High School Art students and Art teachers; the Northwest Florida Fair Association and Terri Wilkins, Assistant Manager, C.H. Bull Rigdon Fairgrounds and Recreation Complex for their continued support; the Judges Art Orr (Adults) and Joanna Ellington (Students); Okaloosa County School Board for their assistance with display material, and all the visitors. A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU goes to all Volunteers who helped in so many ways with the task of putting the Exhibit together. I would also like to thank the individuals who so generously donated to the Reception. Publicity: Tuny Jennings; Installation and Registration: Julia Allen, Becky Belcher, Marcy Eady, Sandy Franks, Kimberly Heartsong, Jane Helms, Carol Huff, Debbie Orr, and Pat Roberts; Reception: Tuny Jennings and Pat Roberts; Photography: Tera Fujan; Show Sitters: Becky Belcher, Patricia Belote, George Brandon, Eric and Helen Harris, Carol Huff, Tuny Jennings, Linda Kernick, Jane Montgomery, Dale Palmer, Johnny Pope, Pat Roberts, Sandy Ryland, and Jessica Smith. ADULTS: Best of Show: Johnny R Pope, Mattie Kelly Fountain Dancing on the Water, Acrylic (Please note: photo of Johnny R Pope, Best of Show winner, with his winning entry, not available at this time; look for it next month!) ADSO Award: Colby Detwiler, Scribble, Acrylic People s Choice Award: Jennifer Vianene, Under the Seahorse, Acrylic First Place: Alice Noyes, Adventure Time!, Basket Reed and Cloth Second Place: Jane Montgomery, Foggy Morn, Infrared Photography Third Place: George Brandon, Charcoal Lady, Mixed Media HM Mark Bresnahan, Pelican, Wood HM Ann Forrester, Art's Grandson, Oil HM Marcy Eady, Swamp Beauty, Clay HM Lane Howell, Boxer, Colored Pencil HM Jennifer Viaene, Under the Seahorse, Acrylic HM Ann Forrester, Sunrise on Sound, Oil HM Johnny R Pope, Majestic Lionfish, Acrylic HM - Hanna Joensuu, Out of Nowhere, Monotype HM Dale R Palmer, Purple Passion, Photography HM Julia Allen, Odyssey, Mixed Media HM Terry Johnston, Topsail Hill, Acrylic

HIGH SCHOOL First Place Jacey Davies, Persons of Positive Propaganda, Printmaking, Choctawhatchee HS First Place Eva Stetler, Charlie, Collage, Crestview HS Second Place Aliya Walton, Cry Baby, Charcoal, Fort Walton Beach HS Second Place - Alyssa Everett, Blue Dog by the Beach, Watercolor, Choctawhatchee HS Third Place Angela DeJesus, Underdog, Charcoal, Fort Walton Beach HS Third Place Hayley Vermillion, Heights, Photography, Choctawhatchee HS HM Eva Stetler, A Quiet Friend, Charcoal, Crestview HS HM Sarah Adams, Body Parts, Pen, Niceville HS HM Inga Waldheim, Vain Mermaid, Glass Mosaic, Choctawhatchee HS HM Megan Burns, Apples Up on Top, Clay, Fort Walton Beach HS HM Dakota Voyce, The Grizz, Scratchboard, Crestview HS HM Megan Burns, Paper Hands, Paper, Fort Walton Beach HS HM Gabriela Barr, The Lady Bug Wave, Tempera, Crestview HS HM Isabel Suero, Happy Cow, Tempera, Crestview HS HM Angela DeJesus, Alden, Charcoal, Fort Walton Beach HS HM Jillian Parker, Golden Gate, Scratchboard, Crestview HS HM Sydney Chung, Emerald City, Mixed Media, Choctawhatchee HS HM Mikhail Santos, Her, Charcoal, Fort Walton Beach HS HM Gaston West, Six Flags Blue Dog, Mixed Media, Choctawhatchee HS MIDDLE SCHOOL: First Place Hannah Farnsworth, To Daddy with Love, Mixed Media, Home School MS Second Place Alexi Cassulo, Silver Pot, Mixed Media, Liza Jackson PS Third Place Amea Martinez, Hungry Hippos, Pencil, Liza Jackson PS HM Hannah Farnsworth, Macaw, Mixed Media, Home School MS HM - Lillian Hebert, The Meadow's Flowers, Oil Pastel, Meigs MS HM Zoey Polous, Clockwork Dragon, Mixed Media, Meigs MS HM Savanna Butler, Midnight Owl, Acrylic, Meigs MS (And a very, very special thanks to Hanna Joensuu for all the planning and hard work she s done to make this show such a success. There s a tremendous amount to keep track of in an endeavor as large as this one, but, as always, Hanna made it happen.) Tera Fujan and Pat Z Roberts cool down with ADSO refreshments at the Fair Show. Risa and Ethan Farnsworth celebrate Hannah s First Place and Honorable Mention wins in the Middle School Division at the Fair Show.

ART WEEK S Coming!!! Don't forget: ART WEEK begins Saturday, November 5, and runs through Friday, November 11, when it winds up with our Art Party! As in past years, the week will be filled with exciting classes and fun art competitions. The classes will cost $25 for the first class and $20 for each class that you choose to take thereafter. See note elsewhere about our Competitions! Be sure to enter! (We already have over 25 entries for Mystery Build!) Here s a list of the great classes on offer. For details about these and the art competitions, see the Art Week pamphlet which will be sent out with this Newsletter, is posted on our website, and is also available in the ADSO Gallery. All work made in the classes will be displayed at the Art Party. Bright Acrylic: Loretta Menendian Texture & Text: Tuny Jennings Tangled Bottles: Tera Fujan Nail Your Clay!: Sherry Cooler Painted Flower Ladies: Carolyn Williams Conté Crayon: Kim Heartsong Twisted Pen & Ink: Helen Blair Clay Works: Marcy Eady Yupo!: Carol Prellberg Doodle Art, Boxed!: Sharon James Pastel: Kim Heartsong Wire-Wrapped Jewelry: Teddie Ciudad-Real Bangle Bracelets: Jennifer Viaene Found Object Collage: Rick Otoupalik Value-able Acrylic: Roz O Grady Character in Portraiture: Margaret Garrett Revved-Up Acrylic: Pat Z Roberts Watercolor: Pat Farwell The Art of the Heart: Jane Helms PS: We need help to set up on Friday, November 11, and to take down afterward. If you can help us, please let Sandy (244-1271) know! ADSO s Jingle Bell Children s Workshop: Monday and Tuesday, November 21 and 22, ADSO will be offering a Jingle Bell Workshop for children 8-13 years old. The classes will run 10 am- 12 noon and 1-3 pm both days. The cost for all 4 classes will be $50 members/$60 non-members. Students are asked to bring their lunch for the hour between classes. A variety of holiday items will be made, led by artists Sherry Cooler, Hanna Joensuu, Marcy Eady, and Helen Harris. Space is limited to 12 students so sign up early. For further information and to sign up for this workshop, visit the ADSO website at www.artsdesignsociety.org, or call 850-244-1271 during office hours (Tuesday-Friday, 12 noon-4 pm). The Arts and Design Society is located at 17 First Street, SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL. Photographer on Board! Welcome, Tera Fujan! Many thanks to Tera Fujan, who answered our call for a photographer for our shows. Also many thanks to Rick Otoupalik, who took up interim duties when called upon! Like Rick, Tera has many interests and talents besides photography, and, like him, is likely to end up as the subject of one of the winning photos. Her major interest is encaustic, with examples of her work on display in our Autumn Show.

GALLERY SCHEDULE: Currently on view: Autumn Don t miss this colorful show! It may not feel like Autumn outside, but inside the Gallery, the season s here! Gallery s open Tuesday-Friday, 12-4; Saturday, 1-4. October 25-November 4 Life s A Beach Note change of reception date to November 4. Open to all artists Winner s work appears on the cover of Life s a Beach Magazine Detailed information to be announced. Turn in work Saturday, October 22, 1-4 pm, and Monday, October 24, 9 am-noon No fees for this show 2 pieces allowed Reception: Friday, November 4, 6-8 pm November 5-11: ART WEEK - Open to all List of 19 classes available online and in the Gallery. Join us for an inspiring week of Art Classes - many media will be available. Be sure to tell all your friends! Art Party: Friday, November 11, 6-8 pm Please bring finger food! November 14 -December 17: ART MARKET Members may sell their art work through our annual Art Market! The gallery will be full of a vast variety of art work priced under $200 Each member may sell up to 15 items at a time More info to follow. December 2: Christmas Party and Auction Christmas Party, Friday, December 2, 6-8 pm. Please donate something art? food?--to our auction and come to bid on treasures! Please bring a dish for the potluck!

Ann Wagner, ADSO September Luncheon speaker, shows her metal art creation. Double Congratulations to Joe Adams! Joe Adams s acrylic work, Happy Days are Here, won not only First Place, but also Viewer s Choice, in the recent Art Contest, The City, sponsored by the City of Fort Walton Beach and hosted by First City Bank. Talk about twofers! October Window Gallery In October, the Window Gallery showcases the art of the work of Mike Lewis. Stop by to see the show! ADSO on Display! ADSO Art Exhibit in Fort Walton Beach Library through October 31 The Fort Walton Beach Library is hosting an exhibit of the art of twelve Arts and Design Society members for the entire month of October, in the Library foyer. The Library, located at 185 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE, is open Monday-Thursday, 10 am-6 pm; Friday, 10 am-5 pm; Saturday, 10 am-4 pm. Participating artists are Phillip Boyce, Caryn Combs, Pat Conner, Clint Eager, Risa Farnsworth, Helen Harris, Jane Helms, Art Orr, Pat Z Roberts, Shelton Robinson, Kathleen Simpson, and Geraldine Walters. Helen Harris wants to thank all the artists who brought their works down for display in the library. A special thank you to Kathleen Simpson and Eric Harris for their assistance in transporting and hanging the works. IT S THE MAID S DAY OFF and we re all it! (that is, you and me)! All classes utilizing the workrooms are now asked to clean up after every session. This includes wiping down the tables, sweeping the floors, and at least once a month mopping those floors. Make sure all food and trash is taken outside daily to the trash cans. We no longer have a full cleaning service available to us and need members to help out. It is important no food be left in the trash cans as rodents and bugs have been found in the building. Thank you, The ADSO Board Call to Artists: Deadline Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 25th Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition The Mattie Kelly Arts Center of Northwest Florida State College invites all artists, 18 years of age or older, to submit works for the 25th Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition. JPEG images are due, on CD or via email, by November 30, 2016. The Exhibition runs from January 22 through March 3, 2017, following a reception on January 21. Entry fee is $35, with a convenience fee for paying online, for a limit of three entries. Juror for the event is Jenny McComas, PhD, Curator of European and American Art, Eskenazi Museum of Art. For more information, contact KC Williams, Gallery Director, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, at 850.729.6044 or artgalleries@nwfsc.edu. A complete prospectus has been sent out with this issue of the Newsletter. Ms. Williams expressed hope that many ADSO members would enter the show.

EXCITING NEW FALL CLASSES Linda Kernick, Workshop Chair, has lined up some exciting new classes for this fall. Check the Website http://artsdesignsociety.org/ for more details. Weave a large Tote Basket that will last forever! Instructor Carol Dickson October 22, 2016 (Sat) 9 AM 2 PM Cost: $60 member / $70 non-member Min/Max number of students: 6/10 A tote basket is one of the most functional baskets you can weave. Beginner or Intermediate weaver, this basket will come together with colors and design of your own choosing using different materials and textures, and will be a basket you turn to for everything. You will go home with a completed basket. Dim. are 15" x 9" x 5", not including the handles. All supplies are provided. CarolDicksonCreations.com Figure Drawing Series Instructor Heather Clements November 19, 2016 (Sat) 9 AM 12:30 PM Cost: $40 member / $45 non-member; includes live model fee (tips encouraged) Min number of students: 7 Suitable for Beginner/Advanced This workshop will feature a variety of exercises to get you seeing the figure in new ways. Each activity will challenge your habits, and help expand your understanding and approach to drawing the figure. Students bring their own supplies; plenty of paper 16 x20 or 18 x24 ; drawing materials: vine charcoals, kneaded eraser, hard eraser, pencils/charcoals/or Conté crayons. www.heatherclementsart.com Note: This workshop is offered in place of 3rd Saturday Life Drawing / Life Painting in November 2016. Your Chance for Fame in 2017 ADSO Window Gallery! The New Year is closer than you think! For 2017, we are looking for artists to display in ADSO picture windows in the clay room, facing First Street. The Window Gallery is mentioned in local newspapers, often with a photo of the artist and his/her work (if the artist provides us with these). March, and June through December are available. Please contact Helen Harris hch45@cox.net or 850 218-2155. Vote for 2017 ADSO Board! Ballots for the ADSO Board have been sent out with the Newsletter and are also available in the Office. Please be sure to vote! Reminder!!! Keep Our Kitchens Clean!!! Folks, please don t forget to keep our kitchen areas tidy after use, especially the refrigerators! A quick wipe up of spilled liquids, tossing out or taking home your foods after use-by dates, etc., go a long way to help keep these areas pleasant for all of us who use them! Thank you!!!

Art Week s in View! Check Out the Competitions! ART WEEK will be November 5-11. As in past years, it will include exciting classes and art competitions. The classes will cost $25 for the first class and $20 for each class that you choose to take thereafter. The class schedule will be out shortly; there are 19 different classes with all sorts of selections. The Art Competitions this year will be "Shoe In!," "Me, Myself & I," "Pulp Art," and "Mystery Build Art." Below are the rules for these different competitions. There is an entry fee of $5 for each entry, with awards given out during the Art Party on Friday, November11. All work will be due Saturday, November 5, 1 pm 4 pm. Get ready!!! SHOE IN! ART Artist will create a shoe portrait, either 2-D or 3-D. ME, MYSELF, AND I ART One artist selects a subject and presents it in three different ways, resulting in three pieces of art...a chance to do the same subject in three different media and/or styles! The three pieces are counted as one entry. PULP ART The artist will create a mixed media art work using all three of the following: Newspaper, corrugated cardboard, and wood, plus other media paint, glue, etc. as needed, for your 2-D or 3-D project. Must use all three ingredients! MYSTERY BUILD ART For $5 entry fee, paid at ADSO Office, the artist will pick up sealed envelope of several items that must be used in the finished piece. Artist may use the mystery items to create a mixed media or 3- D work; or present the items in 2-D, by photographing, painting, drawing, etc., them. Other elements can be added to the piece but all mystery items must appear in some form in the finished entry. ALARMING News!!! As of September 7, the alarm in the Gallery has been re-activated. For some months, it had been turned off, because of electrical work in progress. Since that s behind us, the alarm has been turned on again. For our volunteers who need instructions or a refresher, please call Sandy in the ADSO office during business hours: 244-1271. Thank you, volunteers! POLICY re SUBMISSION OF WORK TO OUR SHOWS Policies come about in response to situations/problems. Our submission forms clearly state: Work must be ready for hanging or presentation. No saw tooth hangers. When this is ignored, it causes problems. To ensure that these problems don t continue to happen, the Policy is: ADSO will not receive hanging work that is not wired or any work that is wet, from having been freshly painted or varnished; work must be completely finished and ready to display. In future, if work is not wired when submitted, there will be a service charge for ADSO s wiring it. Wet works, either painted or varnished, will not be received until they are dry and any odors dissipated. Thank you for your cooperation in making the take-in process a happy experience for everyone! We value your work and want to see it displayed.

Signed Show Posters Many members have commented on the beauty of our monthly show posters, designed by our own Rick Otoupalik. You may order any one of the 16 x 25in. posters for $15.00, or $25.00 signed by the artist. Contact Sandy at 244-1271 or adso@artsdesignsociety.org if you are interested. 2017 CALENDARS on Sale!!!! CALENDARS!!!!!! Get them while they re hot!!!! The brand new 2017 Calendars are available for purchase in the ADSO Office! Thirteen great works of art form the cover and monthly pages, while lots of other great works of art are interspersed on the days.

Thanks to Our Gallery Sitters! Many thanks go to our September Gallery Sitters, who donated their time to keep open the Gallery on Saturday. Jane Helms, Kim Heartsong, and Damon Galloway each worked three hours. Without our volunteer sitters, the Gallery would be closed on Saturdays. Please help us to keep the Gallery open on Saturday by volunteering for a three-hour shi9! Please help us to keep the Gallery open on Saturday by volunteering for a three-hour shift! The Photo Club will meet Wednesday, October 19, at 7 pm. Don t forget to check out ADSO on Facebook and Twitter Arts & Design Society of FWB @ADSO_FWB Always stay curious. Curiosity instills creativity. Aerin Lauder Please Read... Policy Regarding Retrieval of Work After Shows The following policy, which has been in effect for over a year, is now being strictly enforced. Works not collected from all ADSO shows, including special shows (Beaux Arts, Fair Show) on the designated dates, will incur a storage fee of $10 per show. This fee will be collected for works held one day to two weeks after the show closing. ADSO will not be responsible or liable for any damage to those works during that time. After two weeks, unclaimed works will become the property of ADSO. Exceptions can be made for special requests made in advance. A word from the ADSO Board re ADSO Modus Operandi The Board would like to remind everyone that ADSO is open to all artists no matter what their medium or experience. Please be welcoming to everyone who enters our doors and offers their art to our members and the public. We hope that you will be cordial to all members.

WEEKLY, MONTHLY CLASSES Clay and Pottery Open Studio Monday and Wednesday, 9am-noon / Monday evening, 6:30pm-9pm Monday/Wednesday morning Instructor: Pat Basque Monday evening Instructor: Marcy Eady Working with clay, hand building or wheel throwing. Cost per session: Monday/Wednesday am: $10/Member; $12/ Non-Member Monday pm: $12/Member; $15 Non-Member Materials and firing included. Beginners welcome. Oil Painting, Chiaroscuro technique Tuesday, 9 am - 1 pm Instructor: Dale Gauvin Using lights and darks, students learn to paint in the style of the Old Masters. Cost per month: $70/Member; $85/ Non-Member Art Class for Children Ages 6-12 Tuesday, 4-5:30 pm Instructor: Marcy Eady Using principles of basic drawing, painting, and sculpture, students learn about the master artists and their styles; media vary each week. Cost per month: $60/Member; $70/ Non-Member (All supplies included.) Open Studio We are continuing Open Studio Tuesday nights and Friday mornings. Members may work on all forms of art except clay, which is not permitted in Open Studio. To access Open Studio on Friday mornings, participants MUST enter through the Office, not the Studio front door. Tues 7 9:30 PM, Friday 10 AM 12:30 PM Bring your own supplies and your own project and work with other artists. No instruction. Cost: $5 member / $7 non-member. Photography Group (Meets in the Gallery) 3rd Wednesday of month, 7-9 pm All photographers from beginner to professional are welcome; the group's mission is to encourage fellowship and to provide a place where photographers may discuss and exhibit their work. Cost: N/A Watercolor Painting Thursday 9:30 am-12 noon Instructor - Pat Farwell Beginner through advanced. Students bring their own supplies, list available in the office. Cost per month: $70 member / $85 non-member Life Drawing 1st & 3rd Thursday 6-9 PM Hone your drawing skills with the human figure. Bring your pencils & paper. No instruction. Cost: $12 member / $15 non-member (May change depending on number of artists.) No photography is allowed. Life Drawing / Life Painting session 3rd Saturday 9 am 12:30 pm No instructor. Students bring their own materials and work in any drawing or painting media. No photography will be allowed. There are two models per session - one does short poses and the other does a single,long pose. Cost: $15 per single session, plus a tip for the model. ADSO members may purchase a discount card good for 4 sessions for $50 (available from Mike at session). Advance registration and payment is requested, by calling (244-1271) or going by the ADSO office, Tuesday-Friday, noon- 4 pm. For further information: Mike Radford (850-803-5707).

ADSO Luncheon: Wednesday, October 26 Robin Wiesneth, fun artist and illustrator, will be the speaker at the ADSO Luncheon on Wednesday, October 26. In her talk, A Brush with Humor, Wiesneth will share her ideas about art, creativity, and picture books. Wiesneth, who works in acrylic and clay, believes in putting fun into art, as shown in her published children s picture books. She also does pet portraits Wiesneth will give her talk at the Art Center Gallery, 17 First Street, Fort Walton Beach. The Luncheon, which is open to the public, will begin at 11:30. Cost of the luncheon is $12. Reservations must be made no later than October 24; cost of luncheons for reservations after that date is $15. Please send reservations request to: adsorsvp@gmail.com or call Risa at 850-376-3901. Preview of Luncheons November 16 (Note early date because of Thanksgiving): Kathleen Schumacher, palette knife artist in oils Membership News Welcome to our new members, Mark Bresnahan, Charles & Terry Force, Debbie Hunt, Nancy Keenan, Jo Louise Kogge, Diane Poff, and Andrea Ray, who we hope will join us in all our activities and introduce themselves to us! Incidentally, when Sandy, our fearless Office Manager, was thanked for sending lists of new members to the Newsletter, she was also asked where she keeps finding them. Her response: I stand in the street with a sign and dressed in unusual clothing!! Not sure of the veracity of this answer, but we re certainly pleased these folks have joined! Thank you, Sandy, for efforts above and beyond! 17 First Street SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 12-4pm, Saturday 1-4pm, Sunday-Monday Closed 850-244-1271 Email: adso@artsdesignsociety.org www.artsdesignsociety.org